Matti Rönkä (born 9 September 1959) is a Finnish TV journalist and novelist. He received the

Glass Key award The Glass Key award ( sv, Glasnyckeln, da, Glasnøglen, no, Glassnøkkelen, fi, Lasiavain-palkinto, is, Glerlykillinn) is a literature award given annually to a crime novel by an author from the Nordic countries. The award, named after the nov ...

in 2007 for the crime novel ''Ystävät kaukana'' and the '' Deutscher Krimi Preis'' third prize in 2008 for the German translation of his novel ''Tappajan näköinen mies'' (2002) (german: Der Grenzgänger). He has been the anchor of the daily news program '' 20:30 National Report'' since 2003 on Yle, thus inheriting the nickname "Suomen ääni" (English: "The Voice of Finland") from the program's old host Arvi Lind.

Bibliography

* 2002 ''Tappajan näköinen mies''; English translation: ''A Man with a Killer's Face'', 2017 * 2003 ''Hyvä veli, paha veli'' * 2005 ''Ystävät kaukana'' * 2007 ''Mies rajan takaa'', an anthology comprising the three above * 2008 ''Isä, poika ja paha henki'' * 2009 ''Tuliaiset Moskovasta'' * 2011 ''Väärän maan vainaja''

References

1959 births Living people Finnish male novelists Finnish crime writers 21st-century Finnish novelists 21st-century male writers {{Finland-writer-stub